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An outbreak of cadaver-acquired chickenpox in a health care setting

Clinical Infectious Diseases (2006) 43(5) 599-601
DOI: 10.1086/506569
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The varicella-zoster virus (the chickenpox virus) is highly infectious and may affect nonimmune health care professionals. We report an outbreak of chickenpox in our hospital in which the source of infection was a cadaver. The spread of infection occurred in the course of an autopsy. © 2006 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.

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Paul, N., & Jacob, M. E. (2006). An outbreak of cadaver-acquired chickenpox in a health care setting. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 43(5), 599–601. https://doi.org/10.1086/506569

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